Itanagar, Sept. 30 -- The Indian Army's Spear Corps under Eastern Command successfully conducted Exercise Drone Kavach in the forward areas of eastern Arunachal Pradesh from September 25 to 28.

The exercise showcased the Indian Army's combat readiness for next-generation drone warfare while validating state-of-the-art drone technologies and counter-drone systems, a Defence spokesman said today.

Spanning four days, the exercise was also attended by personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) deployed in forward areas.

As part of the exercise, a series of tactical manoeuvres were conducted and combat situations were created to validate preparedness for operating in a multi-domain, technology-driven battlefield scenario.

The trainin...